Cold Days

The Dresden Files, Book 14

By: Jim Butcher

Narrated by: James Marsters

Length: 18 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

Harry Dresden lives!

After being murdered by a mystery assailant, navigating his way through the realm between life and death, and being brought back to the mortal world, Harry realizes that maybe death wasn’t all that bad - because he is no longer Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard. He is now Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness.

After Harry had no choice but to swear his fealty, Mab wasn’t about to let something as petty as death steal away the prize she had sought for so long. And now, her word is his command, no matter what she wants him to do, no matter where she wants him to go, and no matter who she wants him to kill. Guess which one Mab wants first?

Of course, it won’t be an ordinary, everyday assassination. Mab wants her newest minion to pull off the impossible: kill an immortal. No problem there, right? And to make matters worse, there exists a growing threat to an unfathomable source of magic that could land Harry in the sort of trouble that will make death look like a holiday.

Beset by enemies new and old, Harry must gather his friends and allies, prevent the annihilation of countless innocents, and find a way out of his eternal subservience before his newfound powers claim the only thing he has left to call his own… his soul.

©2012 Jim Butcher (P)2012 Penguin Audio

Butcher does it again!

I am amazed the at the quality and uniqueness of each of the Dresden stories. I could not turn off the audio book because again the story pulls you into the lives of the characters and you live out the story. Fantastic!

Best Dresden yet

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Oh yes, a real non stop action ride!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mab is so bad she is good.....

Have you listened to any of James Marsters’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Haven't

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

there be monsters here....

Any additional comments?

Couln't stop listening well into the night

A great story!

Would you consider the audio edition of Cold Days to be better than the print version?

I honestly can say I would like or dislike either of them.

What did you like best about this story?

With the return of James Marsters who does a simply amazing job bringing the story to life, and the enjoyable way that each book is written I simply couldnt stop listening.

Which character – as performed by James Marsters – was your favorite?

He really puts his energy in to making Harry Dresden come to life.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Spoilers.

How dose it keep doing it again and again

As usual a fun tale with all our friends. One that has a few suprises that actually, yes you got it, surprised me.

Another excellent chapter.

If you've made it this far in the series our review is not necessary. This book is everything you expect in the series. I laughed I cried I stayed up late to listen to it . I expect you will too.

Loved this one

Great listen! James Marsters is awesome! Harry Dresden is awesome! Great plot, couldn’t stop listening.

love the series

I've been reading the series going on 6 years now, I took a little hiatus since I'm in college and after a day of raining the last thing I want to do is read. I was introduced to this audiobook and it's a perfect complement to the series. the voice and tone of Marsters with butchers suspenseful writing kicks the whole experience up to a new level. Monsters came a long way from voicing Piccolo.

Harry Dresden: forged by fire, now gifted with ice

I own this entire series in print. I began collecting the audio books over a year ago because too many friends told me that James did an amazing job with them. They were right. Cold Days to me, is the beginning of a new arc in Harry's adventures, although I'm sure he would despise that term being used for the situations in which he finds himself. I felt that this book in particular drew me in and wouldn't let me go. Harry is back in the living world, in some ways stronger, but still having to begin reestablishing himself after his world was torn out from under him. Truly an amazing book where we begin to see that he is something more than simply a powerful wizard. An absolute must read/listen

great series!

love the dresden series and I hope you give it a shot ! you won't be disappointed!!

Butcher is a master storyteller

If he could write as quickly as I consume books, I don't know that I would read anything else. just when I think I know where things are headed, it changes. I love this series!